After a brief show around, Rose nipped off to answer the phone, leaving the property experts to have a good look by themselves.

在领着他们简单地四处看看之后，罗丝溜出去接电话，留下这些房产专家让他们自己好好看房子。

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First you will answer a couple of brief questions.

首先，你们将回答几个简短的问题。

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The telemarketer used this when I agreed to answer a brief impersonal survey. He then dragged it on with endless amounts of "just one more question, Sir!"

当我同意回答他的非隐私的、简短的小调查的时候，那个电话访问员就是用了这个技巧。

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Starting at the beginning of the third week of class that is not next week but the week after on each Monday I'm going to put up a brief question or set of questions, which you have to answer and your answers need to be sent to your teaching fellow.

本课程将于开学后三周开课,也就是自下下周开始,每周一上课,我会提出一系列问题,要同学们思考并回答,大家的答案要在周五前交给研究生助教

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The trick is to open with a direct, brief answer to any question the reporter asks.

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If I can answer a question with a brief email it saves everyone time and enables him or her to remain active in meaningful tasks.

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Your question is a good one, and unfortunately I cannot give you a definitive answer based on the very brief amount of information you have provided about your condition.

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